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Evaluation and Management of Gastrointestinal Bleeding #Diagnosis #Management #EM #GI #Bleed #UpperGI #LowerGI #Resuscitation #Differential #Algorithm
Evaluation and Management ... Gastrointestinal Bleeding ... Management #EM #GI ... #Differential #Algorithm
An intuitive way to use ultrasound to evaluate sick patients along the peri-shock to full shock
patients along the peri-shock ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Evaluation #Protocol ... #Algorithm #Low
An intuitive way to use ultrasound to evaluate sick patients along the peri-shock to full shock
patients along the peri-shock ... #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Evaluation #Protocol ... #Algorithm #High
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding - Diagnosis and Management Summary
PRE-ENDOSCOPY
Vasoactive agents - Octreotide: 
 • 50mcg bolus →
Esophageal Variceal Bleeding ... case of PUD) PERI-ENDOSCOPY ... TIPS • Pre-TIPS evaluation ... Propranolol 10mg BID ... Esophageal #Variceal #Bleeding
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
skin pallor • GI ... diarrhea related to IBD ... total body stores Evaluation ... symptoms • P/E - GI ... by approx. lg per
What is Fecal Occult Blood Testing (FOBT)
 • Screening for colorectal cancer in average risk population
for GIB/anemia evaluation ... epistaxis, gingival bleeding ... esophagitis, gastritis, IBD ... Massachusetts GI
UCSF COVID-19 Adult Clinical Evaluation Guide - Updated April 10 2020

Clinical Presentation
• Fever: hospitalized pts but
Adult Clinical Evaluation ... rhinorrhea) <20% • GI ... UCSF COVID-19 ID ... UCSF #COVID19 #Evaluation ... Guide #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Ankylosing spondylitis, IBD ... cardiomyopathy GI ... bleeding Neuro ... light chains as part ... of the heart GI
Occult and Lower Gastronintestinal Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Occult (Stool + Occult blood and/or iron deficiency
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Occult UGI bleeding ... , asymptomatic IBD ... Overt Bleeding ... OUT BRISK Upper GI
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
invasive procedures/ bleeding ... during clinical evaluations ... from accessing port ... issues other than GI ... bleeding in general